Planning, Projects & Risk Manager - Grade 9

Professional Services

Finance, Planning, Property and Commercial Operations

Salary: £48,882 to £56,535 per annum

Post Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 03 August 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: HR0201020-2

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Directorate

The Directorate of Finance, Planning and Performance plays a pivotal role in the University’s ambition to be ‘a University that works better’. It is an exciting time to join the Directorate and drive change towards the achievement of the University strategy.

What you will be doing

Working across the University with key stakeholders to support the development of milestone plans that demonstrate how our Strategic Objectives will be achieved.

To support the development & embedding of KPIs, dashboards & other mechanisms that create a line of sight from high level dashboards into internal accountability processes.

To coordinate the university’s annual planning round including communication with key stakeholders.

To support appropriate & effective risk management, dependency management, planning, monitoring & reporting within individual projects & reviews & across programmes.

Support business continuity planning by documenting critical processes,

Mapping system & data dependencies, & identifying resilience gaps in collaboration with service owners & IT colleagues.

Qualifications/ experience

Level 5 qualification of equivalent professional qualification/experience

Experience in a higher education administration or management role with a project support, planning or management information component.

Knowledge and understanding of the role of data in decision making with the ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets and develop a related narrative.

Ability to communicate complex, conceptual information clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing.

Understanding of risk management principles and how they apply to organisational processes, systems, and change initiatives.

Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

Within the Directorate of Finance, Planning and Performance, there is a lower than average representation of BAME colleagues and therefore we welcome applications from BAME individuals.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

In Return we Offer

30 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).

Family-friendly policies

Great campus facilities including

Unique fitness centre

Eye clinic

Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,

Counselling & mental health services

On site nursery

Food & drink outlets

Generous employer contribution pension schemes - USS

Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Georgina Schofield, Sign in to view email 01274 236772 we would love to hear from you.